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    Home » Pasta

    May 5, 2014

    ThermoFun - MAD MONDAY Basil & Sun-dried Tomato Pasta Recipe

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    BasilSundriedTomatoPasta

    Basil pesto made into a beautiful creamy sauce with pasta and sun-dried tomatoes!  What could be better?!

    Give it a go, you won't be disappointed!  Absolutely perfect recipe for a Mad Monday if you are looking for a very quick and easy meal to make.  Gotta love having a Thermomix for those frantic evenings when the kids want dinner NOW!

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    ThermoFun - Basil & Sun-dried Tomato Pasta Recipe

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    ThermoFun - Basil & Sun-dried Tomato Pasta Recipe

    Ingredients

    • generous handful fresh basil leaves
    • 60g parmesan cheese, cubed
    • 75g raw nuts (pine nuts/cashews/macadamia or a combination)
    • 4 rashers short cut bacon, quartered
    • 125g sun-dried tomatoes
    • 250g thickened cream
    • 350g penne pasta
    • 450g boiling water from kettle

    To serve

    • pitted kalamata olives
    • crumbled feta

    Instructions

    1. Place basil (reserve a few leaves for garnish), parmesan and nuts into TM bowl and chop 3 sec / speed 8.
    2. Add bacon and sun-dried tomatoes and chop 4 sec / speed 5. Scrape down.
    3. Add cream and cook 2 mins / 100°C / speed soft / Reverse.
    4. Add pasta and boiling water and cook 12 mins / 100°C / speed soft / Reverse (refer to recommended cooking time on pasta packet).
    5. To serve, top with olives, feta and garnish with basil leaves.

    Notes

    If you have some pre cooked shredded chicken stir through when pasta has finished cooking (the hot pasta will be enough to warm the meat through).
    The sauce works well with steamed chicken.

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    Comments

    1. Karen Hughes says

      December 17, 2021 at 8:35 pm

      I wanted to have pasta for dinner but not spag bol, so checked tried and true Thermofun and came across this recipe. I thought I’d try it for something a bit different as it sounded good. I only made the sauce to Step 3 as I had cooked pasta already in the fridge. During the last minute or two, I added some chopped salami that I had leftover from pizza and it was a really tasty and easy sauce to make! 👍

      Reply
      • thermofun says

        December 23, 2021 at 4:16 pm

        Fabulous to hear Karen!

        Reply
    2. Lesley says

      June 24, 2020 at 9:32 pm

      Yum! This will be on regular rotation in our house. Thanks for another winner recipe, Leonie!!

      Reply
      • thermofun says

        June 25, 2020 at 4:49 pm

        Thank you for your comment Lesley. Lovely to hear. :)

        Reply
    3. Hannah says

      April 23, 2019 at 9:33 pm

      Is there anything I’d need to do differently, if I was just making the sauce, without the pasta? Thanks!

      Reply
      • thermofun says

        April 25, 2019 at 9:28 pm

        Hannah, maybe at step 3 just cook cream etc for about 4 mins. Enjoy!

        Reply
    4. Lili says

      January 11, 2018 at 11:23 am

      Oh my I just made this and it was almost black... nothing like your delicious picture, do you have any idea why?

      Reply
      • thermofun says

        January 14, 2018 at 4:35 pm

        oh no! :( Sorry I don't have any idea! Wondering though was your basil fresh or frozen as it can go black when it's frozen.

        Reply
    5. Jill Ford says

      August 30, 2016 at 8:44 pm

      Another favourite for us. Quick and easy, always a hit.

      Reply
      • thermofun says

        August 30, 2016 at 10:18 pm

        Thanks Jill. I love quick and easy recipes too! :)

        Reply
    6. Kylie says

      June 08, 2016 at 9:24 pm

      Have made this a few times now and always a hit! Can't go wrong with it. I added in some cooked chicken for extra protein. :-)

      Reply
      • thermofun says

        June 09, 2016 at 1:46 pm

        Pleased you enjoyed it Kylie - yes we love it with chicken as well if I have some on hand. :)

        Reply
    7. Liz says

      April 06, 2016 at 1:43 am

      Hubby made this for dinner tonight and it was very nice! He tweaked it a bit, adding a couple of chillies and some shallots in step 1 and substituting plain yoghurt for the cream. We will definitely be making this again.

      Reply
      • thermofun says

        April 06, 2016 at 8:49 am

        Love to hear of the "blokes" getting into the kitchen to cook. I think I might have to try those tweaks to Liz!

        Reply
    8. Kylie says

      January 27, 2015 at 6:55 pm

      Yum and so easy to make! I used spelt pasta and added chicken to the mixture after cooking too.

      Reply
    9. chezford says

      June 02, 2014 at 7:04 pm

      Made this tonight. Was similar to the Salami pasta in EDC. But different to become another favourite in our house and one you could serve up to guests. Yum :)

      Reply
      • thermofun says

        June 04, 2014 at 7:04 am

        Hi Chezford, Thanks for letting us know, it is certainly an easy one to become a family favourite! And also so versatile to spice up when needed.

        Reply
    10. Andrea says

      May 20, 2014 at 3:21 am

      To make this a vegetarian option, what could I replace the bacon with?

      Reply
      • thermofun says

        May 20, 2014 at 11:50 am

        Andrea - the bacon does make it very yummy - however I think it would still be very nice if you just left it out.

        Reply
    11. Kirsty says

      May 05, 2014 at 11:33 pm

      Love this variation Leonie! Great work. xx

      Reply

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